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A survey of unhoused youth in the Bay Area found that about a third of them reported becoming unhoused since the start of the pandemic, according to a new University of California at Berkeley study.
To help youth experiencing homelessness, Alameda County received a nearly $6.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
To help youth experiencing homelessness, Alameda County received a nearly $6.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
When Greg Ritzinger was in his early 20s, he found himself without permanent housing and unable to fully access public facilities or amenities, while facing other difficulties as a former youth experiencing homelessness, or YEH.
Now, at the age of 29, Ritzinger is a UC Berkeley student and a member of Youth and Allies Against Homelessness, or YAAH, a group committed to ending homelessness. Considered to be an overlooked population, YEH are generally individuals under the age of 26 who are experiencing homelessness.
The COVID-19 pandemic has positioned YEH to be at the greatest risk of being affected by the pandemic, according to a UC Berkeley School of Public Health report titled “On the COVID-19 Front Line and Hurting” that was released last summer. In addition to being a physical health threat, COVID-19 impacts the well-being of YEH by limiting their basic needs of shelter, food and safety.